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Increase wellness and manage healthcare costs by motivating your employees to make changes in their behavior.TRANSCRIPT
well as rational thoughts so we include compelling
communications and meaningful rewards that
satisfy the heart and the mind.
Maritz is dedicated to gaining a deeper understanding
of people and underpinning our solutions with
human sciences. Our approach addresses the barriers
to change by providing positive focus, encouraging
goal-setting, and providing ongoing reinforcement
and feedback. This dynamic process makes it easier
to replace old habits with new ones.
To engage your employees, Maritz helps you
understand various segments, identifies what’s
motivating to them, and utilizes this information
to design an effective health and productivity
program. Basically, we talk with, treat, and reward
people differently to help them, and you, achieve
wellness goals. Targeted communications don’t just
deliver information, they reinforce specific goals.
Ongoing encouragement occurs at just the right
time to ensure employees continue to participate
and take action. Motivating recognition and reward
options keep the focus on behavior changes.
Our understanding of attitudes and preferences
enables us to help you successfully engage
people with your health and productivity program,
increasing participation and encouraging employees
to become more responsible healthcare consumers.
The end result: a more productive workforce, less
absenteeism and improved employee health.
The SituationRising health care costs and marketplace
uncertainties have placed a strain on our
health system. Health insurance providers must
identify ways to manage costs while continuing
to provide value for their members. Employers
also need to control their spiraling costs, which
are primarily driven by chronic diseases and less
healthy lifestyles.
Additionally, productivity is a concern for
employers. Absenteeism and presenteeism cost
companies an estimated $1.1 trillion per year.
When employees miss work or attend when
sick, the quantity and quality of work is diminished,
in turn affecting a company’s’ ability to realize
business strategies and goals.
The solution seems simple: encourage action,
with programs that encourage wellness. But
this is a challenge. It’s not easy to persuade
people to change their health-related behavior,
especially when you consider that lifestyle
choices are highly personal and you’re often
asking for a change in lifetime behavior. With
the additional challenge of a highly diverse
employee base, a “one-size-fits-all” approach
just isn’t effective.
The SolutionMaritz considers the whole person to create
lasting, positive behavior changes. We understand
that people base their actions on emotions, as
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Maritz Health and Productivity SolutionIncrease wellness and manage healthcare costs by motivating your employees to make changes in their behavior.
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Maritz Health and Productivity Solution
The ValueWhen you talk with, treat, and reward employees differently, you’re able to promote healthy behaviors
in a way that is personally meaningful, manage healthcare costs, and increase engagement.
Features
Systematic collection, reporting, and analysis of behavioral, attitudinal, demographic, and lifestyle data.
Our team of full-time trend hunters, buyers and merchandisers recommends rewards for each program.
Integrated campaigns, including event-triggered communications and more.
Technology platform that includes a secure, web-based portal with advanced capabilities: real-time reward collection updates, communication and reporting tools, client branded website and more.
Program success metrics and analysis, including dashboards, downloads, research data, predictive modeling, and more.
Benefits
Segments employee groups to deliver effective rewards, communications, and experience strategies.
Matches rewards to specific needs and groups, so they are meaningful, memorable and motivating.
Builds awareness and drives long-term participation by keeping goals and behavior changes top-of-mind.
Enables rapid deployment of your solution, delivering an outstanding participant experience.
Provide a holistic view of the program effectiveness and enables continuous improvement.
Case Study: A Major Pharmaceutical Company
The client was using cash rewards to incent employees to participate in a wellness program, however
was not achieving the participation or retention goals. They needed a new strategy for increasing the
participation and retention of employees in this valuable program.
Maritz created a comprehensive strategy including the use of non-cash rewards, communications and
tracking. In addition, Maritz provided reward fulfillment on a point-based program, linked to the
demonstration of healthier behaviors.
The client is currently seeing dramatically increased participation in the program. They have invested in
additional programs to encourage wellness through their on-site cafeteria and offer points and discounts
for specific health food purchases. The company is continuing to evaluate the success of the program
and is committed to changing the health-related behaviors of their employees.
To learn more about how we can help you engage your employees in a healthier lifestyle, visit us at
maritz.com or contact us at (877) 4 MARITZ.